Chinese Conversation · Level 2
86 words
Chinese word
加冰
Pronunciation
Pinyinjiā bīng
Meaning
- verbadd ice
Example
我要奶茶加冰。wǒ yào nǎi chá jiā bīng
I want ice added to my milk tea.
More examples
夏天很多人喜欢在饮料里加冰。xià tiān hěn duō rén xǐ huān zài yǐn liào lǐ jiā bīng
In summer, many people like to add ice to their drinks.
Core concept
Ice is added to a drink or increased beyond its usual amount, making it colder while melting ice gradually weakens the flavor.
Common phrases
我要加冰wǒ yào jiā bīng
want ice added
不要加冰bú yào jiā bīng
don't add ice
给我加冰gěi wǒ jiā bīng
add ice for me
Similar words
去冰qù bīng: Ordering a drink without any ice keeps ice from being added.
少冰shǎo bīng: Ordering a drink with less ice than usual makes it less cold.
多冰duō bīng: Ordering a drink with more ice than usual makes it colder.
Definition in Chinese
把冰块放进饮料或在原有冰量上再加，使饮品更凉，同时随着冰融化味道会被稀释。bǎ bīng kuài fàng jìn yǐn liào huò zài yuán yǒu bīng liàng shàng zài jiā shǐ yín pǐn gèng liáng tóng shí suí zhe bīng róng huà wèi dào huì bèi xī shì
Word origin
加 (jiā, "add") + 冰 (bīng, "ice") forms a transparent verb-object compound whose literal parts directly describe increasing the ice in a drink.
Usage tips
- In everyday drink orders, the phrase works as a compact customization request that can follow the name of a beverage rather than a full sentence.